Travel pet bed

ABSTRACT

A bed assembly for pets includes a case and a fluid-filled bladder. The case defines an interior volume and has a top portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The top portion includes a bed and a bolster extending from the bed around an outer periphery of the bed, and the bottom portion includes a shoulder strap and a securing mechanism configured to secure the bed in a stowed position. The fluid-filled bladder is disposed in the interior volume and is configured to be inflatable between an uninflated position and an inflated position. The fluid-filled bladder includes a bed bladder adjacent the bed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolster of the case.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This U.S. patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 toU.S. application Ser. No. 16/841,264, filed on Apr. 6, 2020, whichclaims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application62/829,309, filed on Apr. 4, 2019. The disclosure of these priorapplications are considered part of the disclosure of this applicationand are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to travel pet beds.

BACKGROUND

This section provides background information related to the presentdisclosure which is not necessarily prior art.

Traveling with pets is very common. When traveling with a dog, or otheranimal, many people desire to bring along a bed for the dog to sleep orlie on during travel, or at the destination. But traveling with a petbed is not convenient. Most pet beds are bulky in size and weight, arenot compactable, are inconvenient to carry, and are often difficult towash. There is a need for a pet bed designed for travel that islightweight, durable, compactable, easy to carry, and easy to wash.

Current pet bed products are not designed for travel, are not washable,and/or are not structurally designed for optimal support and comfort forthe pet. A pet bed product is needed that is designed for traveling, iswashable, and is structurally designed for support and comfort for thepet.

SUMMARY

This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not acomprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.

In some implementations, a bed assembly for animals includes a case anda fluid-filled bladder. The case defines an interior volume and has atop portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The topportion includes a bed and a bolster extending from the bed around anouter periphery of the bed, and the bottom portion includes a shoulderstrap and a securing mechanism configured to secure the bed in a stowedposition. The fluid-filled bladder is disposed in the interior volumeand is configured to be inflatable between an uninflated position and aninflated position. The fluid-filled bladder includes a bed bladderadjacent the bed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolsterof the case.

The bed assembly may include a cover configured to wrap around thebolster and cover the top portion of the case. The bed may include aninner bed surface and an outer bed surface opposite the inner bedsurface, the inner bed surface including a first fastener and the coverincluding a second fastener configured to engage the first fastener tosecure the cover to the case. The first fastener may include one ofhooks or loops and the second fastener includes the other of hooks orloops. The cover may include an elastic band that wraps around thebolster of the case.

The bed may include an inner bed surface and an outer bed surfaceopposite the inner bed surface, the inner bed surface defining anenvelope configured to receive an insert. The insert may have a shapegenerally corresponding to the shape of the bed, and the insert isformed of a foam material.

The bolster may include an inner bolster surface and an outer bolstersurface opposite the inner bolster surface, the outer bolster surfacebeing formed of a more water resistant material than the material of theinner bolster surface.

When the bed is in the stowed position, the bottom portion of the casemay be folded in on the top portion of the case to conceal a majority ofthe top portion of the case and expose the bottom portion of the case,and the securing mechanism wraps around at least a portion of the bottomportion of the case to secure the bed in a stowed position.

In some implementations, a pet bed assembly includes a case, a cover,and a fluid-filled bladder. The case defines an interior volume and hasa top portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion, the topportion including a bed having an outer bed surface and an inner bedsurface opposite the inner bed surface and the top portion including abolster extending from the outer bed surface around an outer peripheryof the bed, and the bottom portion including a shoulder strap and asecuring mechanism configured to secure the bed in a stowed position.The cover is configured to wrap around the bolster and cover the topportion of the case. The fluid-filled bladder is disposed in theinterior volume and including a bed bladder and a bolster bladder eachconfigured to be independently inflatable between an uninflated positionand an inflated position, the bed bladder being adjacent the bed of thecase and the bolster bladder being adjacent the bolster of the case.

The inner bed surface may include a first fastener and the coverincluding a second fastener configured to engage the first fastener tosecure the cover to the case. The first fastener may include one ofhooks or loops and the second fastener includes the other of hooks orloops.

The cover may include an elastic band that wraps around the bolster ofthe case. The bed may include an inner bed surface and an outer bedsurface opposite the inner bed surface, the inner bed surface definingan envelope configured to receive an insert. The insert may have a shapegenerally corresponding to the shape of the bed, and the insert isformed of a foam material.

The bolster may include an inner bolster surface and an outer bolstersurface opposite the inner bolster surface, the outer bolster surfacebeing formed of a more water resistant material than the material of theinner bolster surface.

When the bed is in the stowed position, the bottom portion of the casemay be folded in on the top portion of the case to conceal a majority ofthe top portion of the case and expose the bottom portion of the case,and the securing mechanism wraps around at least a portion of the bottomportion of the case to secure the bed in a stowed position.

The top portion of the case and the bottom portion of the case may besecured to each other via a zipper, wherein when the zipper is in anunzipped position, the interior volume is accessible such that thefluid-filled bladder may be removed from the interior volume.

In some implementations, a pet bed includes a case defining an interiorvolume, a cover, and a fluid-filled bladder. The case includes a topportion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes a bed having anouter bed surface and an inner bed surface opposite the inner bedsurface, the inner bed surface defining an envelope configured toreceive a foam insert, the outer bed surface including a first fastener,the top portion including a bolster extending from the outer bed surfacearound an outer periphery of the bed, and the bolster including an innerbolster surface formed of a first material and an outer bolster surfaceformed of a second material more water resistant than the firstmaterial. The bottom portion is opposite the top portion and includes ashoulder strap and a securing mechanism configured to secure the bed ina stowed position, the bottom portion being formed of a third materialmore water resistant than the first material. The cover is configured towrap around the bolster and cover the top portion of the case, the coverincluding a second fastener and an elastic band that wraps around thebolster of the case, the second fastener configured to engage the firstfastener to secure the cover to the case. The fluid-filled bladder isdisposed in the interior volume and including a bed bladder and abolster bladder each configured to be independently inflatable betweenan uninflated position and an inflated position, the bed bladder beingadjacent the bed of the case and the bolster bladder being adjacent thebolster of the case.

The bed bladder may include a bed valve configured to receive a firstfluid and the bolster bladder may include a bolster valve configured toreceive a second fluid, the bed bladder including a plurality of ribsextending parallel to one another.

Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the descriptionprovided herein. The description and specific examples in this summaryare intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended tolimit the scope of the present disclosure.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only ofselected configurations and not all possible implementations, and arenot intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pet bed in an operational position inaccordance with the principles of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the pet bed of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pet bed of FIG. 1 with a coverremoved;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an underside of the cover of the pet bedof FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an underside of a case of the pet bed ofFIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an underside of the case of FIG. 5 withan insert partially removed from an envelope;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a top of a bladder of the pet bed ofFIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a bottom of the bladder of FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a bottom of the pet bed of FIG. 1 ; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the pet bed of FIG. 1 in a stowedposition.

Corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Example configurations will now be described more fully with referenceto the accompanying drawings. Example configurations are provided sothat this disclosure will be thorough, and will fully convey the scopeof the disclosure to those of ordinary skill in the art. Specificdetails are set forth such as examples of specific components, devices,and methods, to provide a thorough understanding of configurations ofthe present disclosure. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skillin the art that specific details need not be employed, that exampleconfigurations may be embodied in many different forms, and that thespecific details and the example configurations should not be construedto limit the scope of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a bed assembly 10 is generally shown. The bedassembly 10 is configured to be used by an animal, such as a dog, cat,or any other suitable animal. The bed assembly 10 may include certainfeatures and functionality which make it suitable for convenient andefficient travel, as will become apparent. While the bed assembly 10 isdescribed as being suitable for travel, the bed assembly 10 may likewisebe implemented as a semi-permanent and stationary animal bed, such as atan animal owner's house.

The bed assembly 10 includes a case 100, a cover 200, and a fluid-filledbladder 300. The case 100 includes a top portion 102 and a bottomportion 104 opposite the top portion 102. The top portion 102 and thebottom portion 104 cooperate to define an interior volume 106, which isconfigured to receive the fluid-filled bladder 300. The top portion 102of the case 100 includes a bed 108 and a bolster 110 extending around anouter periphery of the bed 108. The bed 108 includes an inner bedsurface 112 and an outer bed surface 114 opposite the inner bed surface112.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6 , the inner bed surface 112 faces thefluid-filled bladder 300. The inner bed surface 112 may include at leastone fastener 116 which provides access to an envelope 118 defined by theinner bed surface 112. In some implementations, there may be twofasteners 116 at opposite ends of the envelope 118. The fasteners 116may be hook-and-loop fasteners, buckle fasteners, button fasteners, orany other suitable fastener. The envelope 118 is configured to receivean insert 120, which may have a shape generally corresponding to theshape of the bed 108. For example, the insert 120 may have a generallyrectangular shape. In some implementations, the insert 120 is formed ofa resilient polymeric material, such as foam or rubber, to impartcushioning properties to the animal. Example resilient polymericmaterials for the insert 120 may include those based on foaming ormolding one or more polymers, such as one or more elastomers (e.g.,thermoplastic elastomers (TPE)). The one or more polymers may includealiphatic polymers, aromatic polymers, or mixtures of both; and mayinclude homopolymers, copolymers (including terpolymers), or mixtures ofboth.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the outer bed surface 114 includes at leastone fastener 122. In some implementations, the outer bed surface 114 mayinclude four fasteners 122 with each fastener being disposed at a cornerof the outer bed surface 114. The fasteners 122 may be hook-and-loopfasteners, buckle fasteners, button fasteners, or any other suitablefastener. The outer bed surface 114 may be formed of a material toprovide comfort to the animal, such as a microfiber material, clothmaterial, leather material, etc. The outer bed surface 114 may includeany suitable design(s) or graphic(s) to provide visually appealingaesthetics.

With continued reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the bolster 110 extends fromthe outer bed surface 114 of the bed 108. The bolster 110 includes aninner bolster surface 124 and an outer bolster surface 126 opposite theinner bolster surface 124. The inner bolster surface 124 generally facesthe bed 108, while the outer bolster surface 126 faces away from the bed108. The inner bolster surface 124 may be formed of a material toprovide comfort to the animal, such as a microfiber material, clothmaterial, leather material, etc. In some implementations, the innerbolster surface 124 and the outer bed surface 114 may be formed of thesame material. The outer bolster surface 126 may be formed of a materialthat has properties such as water resistance, waterproof, tearresistance, bite resistance, scratch resistance, etc. In someimplementations, the outer bolster surface 126 is formed of a materialmore water resistant than the material of the inner bolster surface 124.The outer bolster surface 126 may be formed of a nylon material,polyester material, and/or any suitable material coated or impregnatedwith materials to provide properties such as water resistance,waterproof, tear resistance, bite resistance, scratch resistance, etc.

The outer bolster surface 126 extends from the inner bolster surface 124to a terminal end 128, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 . A zipper 130, or anyother suitable fastener, may connect the top portion 102 to the bottomportion 104. For example, the zipper 130 may include a first zipperportion 130 a disposed at the terminal end 128, and the bottom portion104 may include a second zipper portion 130 b corresponding to the firstzipper portion 130 a. The first zipper portion 130 a and the secondzipper portion 130 b are configured to mate with one another.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 9, and 10 , the bottom portion 104 of the case 100includes an inner surface 132, an outer surface 134 opposite the innersurface 132, and a peripheral edge 136 between the inner surface 132 andthe outer surface 134. The inner surface 132 faces the fluid-filledbladder 300. The outer surface 134 may be formed of a material that hasproperties such as water resistance, waterproof, tear resistance, biteresistance, scratch resistance, etc. In some implementations, the outersurface 134 is formed of a material more water resistant than thematerial of the inner bolster surface 124. The outer surface 134 may beformed of a nylon material, polyester material, and/or any suitablematerial coated or impregnated with materials to provide properties suchas water resistance, waterproof, tear resistance, bite resistance,scratch resistance, etc.

The outer surface 134 includes a shoulder strap 138 that is secured tothe outer surface 134 via at least one fastener 140. For example, theouter surface 134 may include two fasteners 140. The fasteners 140 maybe hook-and-loop fasteners, buckle fasteners, button fasteners, or anyother suitable fastener. The outer surface 134 includes at least onesecuring strap 142. For example, the outer surface 134 may include twosecuring straps 142. The securing straps 142 may be located at or nearthe peripheral edge 136 of the bottom portion 104. Each securing strap142 may include a fastener 144 at a distal end, and the outer surface134 may include corresponding securing fasteners 146 spaced from thesecuring straps 142. The fasteners 144, 146 may be hook-and-loopfasteners, buckle fasteners, button fasteners, or any other suitablefasteners. For example, the fastener 144 may be one of a hook-and-loopfastener (i.e., a hook fastener) and the securing fastener 146 may bethe other of a hook-and-loop fastener (i.e., a loop fastener) configuredto engage with the fastener 144. The bed assembly 10 may be movablebetween an operational position, as shown in FIG. 1 , and a stowedposition, as shown in FIG. 10 . In the stowed position, the securingstraps 142 may be wrapped around at least a portion of the outer surface134 to engage the fasteners 144 with the securing fasteners 146 tosecure the bed assembly 10 in the stowed position.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 9, and 10 , the outer surface 134 may include apocket 148 accessible via a fastener 150. The fastener 150 may be ahook-and-loop fastener, buckle fastener, button fastener, or any othersuitable fastener. The pocket 148 may be easily accessible while the bedassembly is in the stowed position and a user is carrying the bedassembly 10 via the shoulder strap 138. In some implementations, thepocket 148 may be used to store pet accessories, such as a leash,collar, pet food, etc. The outer surface 134 may include an accesssleeve 160 accessible via a zipper 162, or any other suitable fastener.The access sleeve 160 is configured to provide access to at least oneinflation mechanism for the fluid-filled bladder 300.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 , the cover 200 may generally resemble afitted sheet for a mattress. The cover 200 includes an inner surface 202and an outer surface 204 opposite the inner surface 202. The cover 200includes a bed portion 206 and a bolster portion 208. The bed portion206 has a shape that generally corresponds to the shape of the bed 108.The inner surface 202 of the bed portion 206 faces the outer bed surface114 of the bed 108. The inner surface 202 of the bed portion 206includes at least one fastener 210 configured to engage with thefasteners 122 of the bed 108. For example, there may be four fasteners122 on the bed 108 and four corresponding fasteners 210 on the cover200. The fasteners 210 on the cover 200 are configured to engage withthe fasteners 122 on the bed 108 to secure the bed portion 206 of thecover 200 to the bed 108.

The bolster portion 208 extends from the bed portion 206 to a terminalend 212. The bolster portion 208 may have a shape that generallycorresponds to the shape of the bolster 110, the bolster portion 208 isconfigured to wrap around and cover the bolster 110. The bolster portion208 may include an elastic band 214 at or near the terminal end 212. Towrap the bolster portion 208 around the bolster 110, the elastic band214 may be expanded, and when the terminal end 212 extends near, at, orpast the terminal end 128 of the bolster 110, the elastic band 214 mayconstrict to secure the cover 200 to the case 100, in cooperation withthe fasteners 122, 210.

The cover 200 may be formed of a material to provide comfort to theanimal, such as a microfiber material, cloth material, leather material,etc. The outer surface 204 may include any suitable design(s) orgraphic(s) to provide visually appealing aesthetics. The cover 200 maybe selectively removable from the case 100 such that the cover 200 canbe individually washed, easily replaced, etc. In some implementations,the bed assembly 10 may include multiple interchangeable covers 200 fora variety of purposes. For example, one of the covers 200 may be formedof a water resistant material, one of the covers 200 may include agraphic of the pet owner's favorite sports team, etc. When the bedassembly 10 is in the stowed position (FIG. 10 ), the cover 200 mayremain secured to the case 100, or, alternatively, the cover 200 may beremoved and stored, e.g., in the pocket 148, or any other suitablelocation.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 7, and 8 , the fluid-filled bladder 300 includes abed bladder 302 and a bolster bladder 304. In some implementations, thebed bladder 302 and the bolster bladder 304 may be two discretefluid-filled chambers. In other implementations, the bed bladder 302 andthe bolster bladder 304 may be one continuous fluid-filled chamber. Thefluid-filled bladder 300 may be filled with any suitable fluid, such asair, water, pressurized gas, etc. The fluid-filled bladder 300 may beformed from an elastomeric material that includes one or morethermoplastic polymers and/or one or more cross-linkable polymers. In anaspect, the elastomeric material can include one or more thermoplasticelastomeric materials, such as one or more thermoplastic polyurethane(TPU) copolymers, one or more ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymers,and the like.

The bed bladder 302 includes an upper surface 306 and a lower surface308 opposite the upper surface 306. The upper surface 306 faces theinner bed surface 112 of the bed 108 of the top portion 102 of the case100, and the lower surface 308 faces the inner surface 132 of the bottomportion 104 of the case 100. The bed bladder 302 includes an inflationmechanism or valve 310 configured to facilitate inflation and deflationof the bed bladder 302. The valve 310 may be accessible via the accesssleeve 160. The bed bladder 302 includes a plurality of ribs 312extending parallel to one another. The bed bladder 302 may include anysuitable number of ribs 312. The ribs 312 may provide comfort and/orstructural support.

The bolster bladder 304 includes an inner surface 314 and an outersurface 316 opposite the inner surface 314. The inner surface 314 andthe outer surface 316 each face the inner bolster surface 124 of thebolster 110 of the top portion 102 of the case 100. The bolster bladder304 includes an inflation mechanism or valve 318 configured tofacilitate inflation and deflation of the bolster bladder 304. The valve318 may be accessible via the access sleeve 160. In someimplementations, there may be a single access sleeve 160 that providesaccess to both valves 310, 318. In other implementations, there may betwo access sleeves 160, each sleeve 160 configured to provide access toeach of the valves 310, 318. In implementations where the bed bladder302 and the bolster bladder 304 are one continuous fluid-filled chamber,only one valve may be implemented. The bolster bladder 304 includes anindent 320 indicating an entrance for the animal. That is, the indent320 may have a height lower than the remaining portions of the bolsterbladder 304, such that an animal may more easily step over the indent320 to access the bed 108.

To move the bed assembly 10 from the operational position (FIG. 1 ) tothe stowed position (FIG. 10 ), the zipper 162 may be operated toprovide access to the valves 310, 318 via the access sleeve 160. Thevalves 310, 318 may be opened to release the fluid in the fluid-filledbladder 300 and deflate the fluid-filled bladder 300. Once deflated, thecase 100 (either with or without the cover 200 attached) is folded orrolled upon itself with the end of the case 100 having the securingstraps 142 remaining exposed. The securing straps 142 may then bewrapped around a portion of the case 100 to secure the fastener 144 ofthe securing strap 142 to the securing fastener 146 on the outer surface134 of the bottom portion 104 of the case 100. At this point, thesecuring straps 142 secure the bed assembly 10 in the stowed position,and a majority of the inner bed surface 112 and inner bolster surface124 (or inner surface 202 of the cover 200) are concealed, thus, leavingexposed the portions of the case 100 having properties such as waterresistance, waterproof, tear resistance, bite resistance, scratchresistance, etc. In other words, a majority of the top portion 102 ofthe case 100 is concealed, while the bottom portion 104 of the case 100is exposed. Such a configuration protects the more sensitive interiormaterials and exposes the tougher materials to any elements experiencedduring travel or storage activities.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particularexemplary configurations only and is not intended to be limiting. Asused herein, the singular articles “a,” “an,” and “the” may be intendedto include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearlyindicates otherwise. The terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “including,”and “having,” are inclusive and therefore specify the presence offeatures, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do notpreclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps,operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The methodsteps, processes, and operations described herein are not to beconstrued as necessarily requiring their performance in the particularorder discussed or illustrated, unless specifically identified as anorder of performance. Additional or alternative steps may be employed.

When an element or layer is referred to as being “on,” “engaged to,”“connected to,” “attached to,” or “coupled to” another element or layer,it may be directly on, engaged, connected, attached, or coupled to theother element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may bepresent. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directlyon,” “directly engaged to,” “directly connected to,” “directly attachedto,” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there may be nointervening elements or layers present. Other words used to describe therelationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion(e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directlyadjacent,” etc.). As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and allcombinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describevarious elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections. Theseelements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not belimited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish oneelement, component, region, layer or section from another region, layeror section. Terms such as “first,” “second,” and other numerical termsdo not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by thecontext. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or sectiondiscussed above could be termed a second element, component, region,layer or section without departing from the teachings of the exampleconfigurations.

The foregoing description has been provided for purposes of illustrationand description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit thedisclosure. Individual elements or features of a particularconfiguration are generally not limited to that particularconfiguration, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can beused in a selected configuration, even if not specifically shown ordescribed. The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations arenot to be regarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all suchmodifications are intended to be included within the scope of thedisclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A bed assembly for pets, the bed assemblycomprising: a case defining an interior volume and having a top portionand a bottom portion opposite the top portion, the case including a bedand a bolster; and a fluid-filled bladder disposed in the interiorvolume, the fluid-filled bladder including a bed bladder adjacent thebed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolster of the case;wherein the bed includes an inner bed surface and an outer bed surfaceopposite the inner bed surface, the inner bed surface defining anenvelope including at least one fastener that selectively providesaccess to a cavity that is configured to receive a foam insert that hasa shape generally corresponding to the shape of the bed.
 2. The bedassembly of claim 1, further comprising a cover configured to wraparound the bolster and cover the top portion of the case.
 3. The bedassembly of claim 2, wherein the bed includes an inner bed surface andan outer bed surface opposite the inner bed surface, the inner bedsurface including a first fastener and the cover including a secondfastener configured to engage the first fastener to secure the cover tothe case.
 4. The bed assembly of claim 3, wherein the first fastenerincludes one of hooks or loops and the second fastener includes theother of hooks or loops.
 5. The bed assembly of claim 2, wherein thecover includes an elastic band that wraps around the bolster of thecase.
 6. The bed assembly of claim 1, wherein the bolster includes aninner bolster surface and an outer bolster surface opposite the innerbolster surface, the outer bolster surface being formed of a more waterresistant material than the material of the inner bolster surface. 7.The bed assembly of claim 1, wherein the bed is convertible between astowed position and an operational position.
 8. The bed assembly ofclaim 7, further comprising a securing mechanism configured to securethe bed in the stowed position.
 9. The bed assembly of claim 8, whereinwhen the bed is in the stowed position, the bottom portion of the caseis folded in on the top portion of the case to conceal a majority of thetop portion of the case and expose the bottom portion of the case, andthe securing mechanism wraps around at least a portion of the bottomportion of the case to secure the bed in the stowed position.
 10. A petbed assembly comprising: a case defining an interior volume and having atop portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion, the caseincluding a bed and a bolster, and a securing mechanism configured tosecure the bed in a stowed position; and a fluid-filled bladder disposedin the interior volume, the fluid-filled bladder including a bed bladderadjacent the bed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolsterof the case; wherein the bed includes an inner bed surface and an outerbed surface opposite the inner bed surface, the inner bed surfacedefining an envelope including at least one fastener that selectivelyprovides access to a cavity that is configured to receive a foam insertthat has a shape generally corresponding to the shape of the bed. 11.The pet bed assembly of claim 10, wherein the inner bed surface includesa first fastener and a cover including a second fastener configured toengage the first fastener to secure the cover to the case.
 12. The petbed assembly of claim 11, wherein the first fastener includes one ofhooks or loops and the second fastener includes the other of hooks orloops.
 13. The pet bed assembly of claim 10, wherein the cover includesan elastic band that wraps around the bolster of the case.
 14. The petbed assembly of claim 10, wherein the bolster includes an inner bolstersurface and an outer bolster surface opposite the inner bolster surface,the outer bolster surface being formed of a more water resistantmaterial than the material of the inner bolster surface.
 15. The pet bedassembly of claim 10, wherein the bed is convertible between a stowedposition and an operational position.
 16. The pet bed assembly of claim15, wherein when the bed is in the stowed position, the bottom portionof the case is folded in on the top portion of the case to conceal amajority of the top portion of the case and expose the bottom portion ofthe case, and the securing mechanism wraps around at least a portion ofthe bottom portion of the case to secure the bed in the stowed position.17. The pet bed assembly of claim 10, wherein the top portion of thecase and the bottom portion of the case are secured to each other via azipper, wherein when the zipper is in an unzipped position, the interiorvolume is accessible such that the fluid-filled bladder may be removedfrom the interior volume.
 18. A pet bed assembly comprising: a casedefining an interior volume, the case having a top portion and a bottomportion opposite the top portion, the case including a bed and abolster; a fluid-filled bladder disposed in the interior volume, thefluid-filled bladder including a bed bladder adjacent the bed of thecase and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolster of the case, the bedbladder including a bed valve configured to receive a first fluid, andthe bolster bladder including a bolster valve configured to receive asecond fluid, the bed bladder including a plurality of ribs extendingparallel to one another; wherein the bed includes an inner bed surfaceand an outer bed surface opposite the inner bed surface, the inner bedsurface defining an envelope including at least one fastener thatselectively provides access to a cavity that is configured to receive afoam insert that has a shape generally corresponding to the shape of thebed.
 19. The pet bed assembly of claim 18, wherein the inner bed surfaceincludes a first fastener and a cover including a second fastener isconfigured to engage the first fastener to secure the cover to the case.20. The pet bed assembly of claim 19, wherein the first fastenerincludes one of hooks or loops and the second fastener includes theother of hooks or loops.